Eurasianet

Political and business leader Bidzina Ivanishvili plans to restore an abandoned Georgian spa resort, where Joseph Stalin used to frolic in radioactive waters, to its former glory.

The two new international aid donors are still receiving foreign assistance.

Samvel Babayan was effectively disqualified after the de facto parliament declined to change a law requiring the president to be resident in the territory for the previous 10 years.

Beijing needed testing grounds for risky investments.

Eleven journalists are still without papers.

These gifts do not come without strings attached, however.

The rare victory for environmentalists arrived with a dose of political intrigue.

The labs have been a favorite target of Russian state-run media scaremongering. Now, with a new agreement with Yerevan, Moscow should get full access.

Azerbaijan spends six times more in dollar terms. But rival Armenia’s spending is far more painful at home.

A lavish feast could incur penalties of up to $230.